20 years ago Smart Yankee sees the film Lawrence of Arabia. Knows
that the Brough Superior factory in the 30's used to remanufacture
turned in or wrecked bikes. Traces Lawrence's death machine to a
current owner in south England. Buys it and it winds up auctioning
off at 3.5 million USD.
Mike L
60A,67E,59Bug
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From <DLancer7676 at cs.com>
To: <midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: August 26, 2001 3:00 PM
Subject: What a Barn Car find!!!
> Rusty Alfa Romeo Makes a Million for Owners
> August 25, 2001 4:24 pm EST
>
> LONDON (Reuters) - A rusting but rare Alfa Romeo found in a shed
near London
> has sold at auction for 1.063 million pounds ($1.54 million),
British
> auctioneers Bonhams Brooks said on Saturday.The car, unused for
42 years and
> in need of total restoration, is a 1932 2.3 liter supercharged
8C-2300 Corto
> Spider Corsa bought for 350 pounds in 1959.It is extremely rare
because of
> its connections to the illustrious Ferrari marque and its
founder Enzo
> Ferrari, who prepared the machine for racing, Bonham's spokesman
Doug Nye
> said."It's been locked away in a little wooden hut uninsured on
a
> smallholding -- it's an amazing find," Nye said.Before Ferrari
built his own
> supercars he was an Alfa Romeo dealer and customers could pay
extra to have
> Ferrari tweak their cars for the racetracks of Europe, Nye
said.The car,
> believed to be the first adorned with Ferrari's famous prancing
horse logo,
> was sold to an overseas private buyer, Nye said.The previous
owner, whose
> identity was not disclosed, died recently and the car, kept at
Ivinghoe, in
> Buckinghamshire, northwest of London, was sold as part of an
estate auction.
> Nye said he doubted if the man's family had had any idea of the
car's worth.
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